Eddie Lee Floyd (born June 25, 1937) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter, best known for his work on the Stax record label in the 1960s...
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"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 song by Eddie Floyd and written by Floyd and Steve Cropper. The song was later covered by other artists, most notably Amii Stewart...
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Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, William Bell, Eddie Floyd, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Bill Withers, Elvis Presley, and many others...
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Knock on Wood is the debut album of soul singer/songwriter Eddie Floyd, released in 1967 on Stax Records. The album was recorded between July and December...
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soul artists like Aretha Franklin, Johnnie Taylor, Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Floyd." Brown added that Johns "moved to Paris in 1977 to make records" and...
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1957–63, he performed with the Falcons, a group whose members included Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett and Joe Stubbs. He performed as a solo vocalist in the...
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co-wrote, as well as covers of songs by such musicians as Sam Cooke, Eddie Floyd, Roy Head, and Smokey Robinson. Guitarist Steve Cropper contributed guitar...
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Papparozi and Tommy "Pipes" McDonnel. They are occasionally joined by Eddie Floyd. Aykroyd most recently hosted a radio show as his character Elwood Blues...
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William Bell, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Eddie Floyd, the Bar-Kays, Albert King, and the Mad Lads. In 1966, Floyd recorded a tune named "Knock on Wood",...
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Knocking on wood, an act of superstition "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd song), a 1966 song by Eddie Floyd, covered by many performers Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart...
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single for Atlantic was "You Don't Know What You Mean to Me", written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper (R&B #19/Pop #48). Sam & Dave said it was their favorite...
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found prominence with her 1979 U.S. Billboard number 1 hit cover of Eddie Floyd's song "Knock on Wood", often considered a classic of the disco genre...
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Bring It On Home to Me (category Eddie Floyd songs)
Queen. John Lennon once said it was his favorite version of the song. Eddie Floyd's version hit number 4 on the R&B charts and number 17 on the Hot 100...
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members who became major solo artists; when Pickett joined the group, Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice were members. Pickett's biggest success with the Falcons...
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work with Booker T & The MG's, Cropper co-wrote "Knock on Wood" with Eddie Floyd, "In the Midnight Hour" with Wilson Pickett and "(Sittin' On) The Dock...
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backbeat behind the label's artists, including Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and blues guitarist Albert King (whose work...
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Redding, the Staple Singers, Luther Ingram, Johnnie Taylor, Albert King, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Booker T. and the MGs, Sam & Dave and Isaac Hayes. Of...
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Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Dr. John, Lonnie Brooks, Junior Wells, Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett, there are songs by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band...
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midnight struck, accompanied by the 1st Battalion Scots Guards. Adele Duffy Eddie Floyd Kaiser Chiefs Lulu Madness Paul McCartney Mika Kylie Minogue Kate Nash...
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writing songs that became widely regarded as classics. He wrote, with Eddie Floyd, "I've Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)", Otis Redding's "I...
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634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) (category Songs written by Eddie Floyd)
"634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" is a soul song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Wilson Pickett on December 20, 1965...
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by Danny Gottlieb and Leon Pendarvis. Vocals duties were assigned to Eddie Floyd and Larry Thurston, who had been previously recruited by Matt Murphy...
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I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You (category Eddie Floyd songs)
1976 album Misty Blue. It was written by Eddie Floyd, who recorded his own version in 2008 for the album Eddie Loves You So. Australian band Absent Friends...
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replaced over time: • Clarence Johnson (1957-1959) Joe Stubbs (1957–1960) Eddie Floyd (1957–1963) Wilson Pickett (1960–1963) Mack Rice (1957–1963) Lance Finney...
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Gone" Curtis Mayfield, Joseph Scott 5:03 2. "Ninety Nine and One Half" Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett 3:48 3. "What Kind of Woman Is This" Buddy...
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"I Forgot to Be Your Lover" by William Bell 4:34: "Knock on Wood" by Eddie Floyd 4:38: "Old-Time Religion" by The Golden Thirteen: William Bell, Louise...
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4:19 2. "Watch That Man" 4:23 3. "Knock on Wood" (originally by Eddie Floyd) Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper 3:08 4. "Diamond Dogs" 6:34 Total length: 18:24...
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Floyd (c. 1933 – 2000), American college basketball player Davis Floyd (1776–1834), American politician convicted of conspiring with Aaron Burr Eddie...
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Joe Tex Joe Tex 2:56 9. "Good Love, Bad Love" Alvertis Isbell Eddie Floyd Eddie Floyd 2:11 10. "Down in Mexico" Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller The Coasters...
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and James Brown, Rufus Thomas and Bobby "Blue" Bland (from Tennessee), Eddie Floyd (from Alabama), Johnnie Taylor, Al Green (from Arkansas). Southern soul...
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